Print Taba 5 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, kids media, stickers, playful, friendly, handmade, retro, cartoon, approachability, playfulness, display impact, handmade feel, rounded, soft terminals, bouncy baseline, chunky, organic.
This typeface uses thick, compact strokes with rounded corners and softly blunted terminals, giving each letter a carved, rubber-stamp solidity. The letterforms are simplified and slightly irregular, with gentle curve tension and occasional asymmetry that reads as hand-drawn rather than mechanically rigid. Counters are small and rounded, and joins are smooth, producing a dense, high-impact texture in words. Spacing is moderately tight and the overall rhythm feels lively, with subtle variation in widths and stroke edge smoothness across characters.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, titles, packaging callouts, and branding accents where a friendly, hand-rendered voice is desirable. It also works well in playful contexts like children’s materials, crafts, and casual signage. Because of its dense weight and compact counters, it is most effective at medium-to-large sizes rather than long body copy.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a humorous, cartoon-like warmth. Its chunky forms and hand-made irregularities evoke casual signage and playful display lettering, leaning toward a nostalgic, retro craft feel rather than a formal or technical voice.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, informal display look that feels drawn by hand while remaining cohesive and legible. It prioritizes personality and immediacy, using rounded geometry and slight irregularities to create a personable, craft-like texture in running words.
Uppercase characters appear especially compact and vertical, while the lowercase introduces more personality through distinctive shapes (notably the single-storey forms and rounded bowls). Numerals share the same soft, heavy construction and remain clear at display sizes, with a consistent, friendly silhouette across the set.